Hedychium Tai Monarch Hepatica (aka: Salvia rosmarinus) Discovered by

(aka: Salvia rosmarinus) Discovered by the late Madalene Hill in Arp

The fruit are about walnut sized and will be evident soon after blooming

The rigidly upright pitchers

Each 5' tall smooth stalk

whose native range extends from coastal NC south nearly to Palm Beach

Hedychium Tai Monarch Hepatica (aka: Salvia rosmarinus) Discovered byHedychium 'Tai Monarch, from ginger breeder, Doyle Smittle, ' makes a 50" tall clump, clothed with large 22" long x 4. 5" wide, tropical esque leaves. Each stalk is topped from midsummer until fall with huge 12" or larger flower heads. Each flower head is composed of more than 100 light yellow (RHS 4D) flowers with a darker yellow eye and the intoxicatingly strong fragrance of honeysuckle. Hedychium 'Tai Monarch' has proven to be a fantastic ginger